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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-06-02

quality, secret feeling. emotion. know
not how 10 name it. which j, ever in
sympathy with what /, called supcrSti-
tion-with the wild, the seemingly inn
possible.
Bold and grand. vet faint and gray
rose the temple of the nation. broad
and lofty and beautiful against the SKY.
though, indeed. there was no skv. for
mist hung everywhere, only "a paler
gray appearing where otherwise the
sky would have been.
The massive edifice seemed merely
the shadow of vision, SO un>ubstan-
tial that the gentlest breeze might min
gle and lose il i'm the surrounding
chaos, Stupendously. sublimely sprang
the dome Part obscure, noble Oh
ject is noblec still. all il, minor feat
tires lost and the great alone retained
High in air. darting between the pill
lars Of the miniature fame which serves
a base for the bronze statue Of Lib
erty long, strange shafts Of lustre
pierced the shadows "a shape scarcely
a shape-a wild, gigantic star.
So did the fiery dome proclaim TO
all the city. and through "a circle many
miles round, over hills, wales, woods.
farmer-home>, that the national con-
gre>> was still assembled; while above
the Senate Chamber and the House Of
Representatives lluttered. north and
south, "a banner Of America. illumined
frola fhe crystal ceiling Of either diyis-
Ion. the consolidated emblem which
the world revrrc~ auG dreams Of, for
ever. deep Within IT, >uul Seat0u
D9A ..9 q Br30t 5Yi .WqgasiHt.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-06-02
The Gentle savage Was Game.

a few DAYS ago SOME Indians WIRE
playing cards in Is vacant lot when
suddenly the best dressed Of the crowd
rose zap and took on "a shining broad
cloth coat that only week before was
presented to him by Jewctt Adams,
He laid the coat down ou the old card
blanket with great flourish, and call
cd Nocifcrously fH new deal
The deal went rouud and his o.
poa"ut who WAS au, old Nashor
squ.,u l4tb7dQNn greasy ace on his
king. lie then rose up withra l0hd
oath and peeled 6fi IA vest presented
him las, Thursday 10 ihe editor u the
1ppcl' a, e spring hru6yolencc. Tho
deal went round aealp and once more
the old squsH tcrmip4pl. tRc,play
with AZ pee,szAgaln " buck rose up
and after iuSpkius the hsaziliE s,Hl
hauled OF white shirt, somewhat the
worse Cor Wwrs presented him 10 Bob
Heating during Che tendency Of the
fEottery bill
! once m9c iIa ,car,h were sifiipped
over The old AQg4y blunketand that use
WAS laid down hY the. skinny -handed
squa1, amid q shout 6f''triumbh from
the crowd. Ye
The buck, with the old ancestral vim
OF the WaShoc tribe flashing IN his eve,
danced out, and pulling oil Judge
Hawles- pants, loBrlshed them IN
mid-air aud'staked them on the turn
Of she next card Amid q murmur Of
.coudo,ng voices Sc lost again, and
this time pulled OF another 13air Of
pants the birthday gift It II 81 Yer
rIugton lastIlcGion day.
Again the cu3f5 Were aftisticdlly
commineled, auditha dd'f,Issii rJIie Uf
the Winnemucca lYar fenh ip the
clothes Ha,sHn'6ad An olP paif II
pants Iaft.ea Uslt nrfne Bteichi fl0m
Zoe Douglas, 2g4 we'll 0~eiu11 Amid
breathle,- silence b. lost, and, peeling
on his pnly 'Temaihihg pants, Ne dio
them up in smsll wjuty ,rrrl ilrcng
them al the squaN head, ), bowl 81
aboriginal riugftr went up, and the
squaW, mginplHg toward TIE breoch-
cloth. began manipulating The cards.
But fhebHck win still hadheOHie atr-
ing r@uRauta5Sf 4SGLmBfl snQdgsi45
denied To- tqYtheT denude himself. aud
breakjug f5m ths tiBmti ran NEe
cf'jss-cee1f gaftHt M the. Hsnest,. caus-
ing a&eEsn4sl ed ahpenb t2,. fEegal
hoq.cyiycs along tiie Inc ~ III, ilIghf-
aTheH VIZ 5Ttsd6a# 1iade,lttl e'altif6s
.of clothilg e@e ID enc sqgsn lG.j5o.s
II her b'iaRY9 vs. vihio a},QQngsy 9,eesapf %
l-id ~ 41eatich. : sfsigH 1 N@sQ l.ljt
mani
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-06-02
Books and Newspapers.

Some heGvV-weiZ INT Of literature.
sneering at the modern novel, saws
that women read an the novels. and
the novelists write for women. That's
true, | suppose. But | don't think il
calls for Sneer. Where would our
literature be anyway in this age ii
men were depended upon for lis sup
port? We might not have a lot Of the
trash, but we would have precious
little of any kind Men do not read
anything but newspapers and possibly
magazines nowadays. The readers are
nearly all women. and this much may
be accepted that the cheap libraries
would not reprint so many Of the best
writers if the taste did not make them
remunerariye. Ii is nonsense TO speak
of the yellow-coyer novel any more.
In that rs in everything else, some
merit j, demanded, and however large
may be the proportion of women who
read for the story. there is a very large
number who have very keen appre-
citation of style, Of value in an intel-
lectual way. and who discriminate
very closely and very clearly. Never
mind if those works viii die and be
forgotten. They spread some kind OF
literary taste and they encourage the
best after all for, while mediocrity IS
the predominant characteristic Of our
literature to-day, it is growing under
the patronage Of the people, who make
it a profession worth seriously enter
ing into now for a living.
The time is not far distant when the
newspapers viii crowd ont all maya
zines and many books The tendency
Of the newspapers ut this time is To
put before the world an hot, SO ia
speak the best efforts of the best
thinkers In an directions. The cable
brings the immediate news Of every
thing. from the success of new play
to the latest discovery of the scientist.
Presently the daily press viii give the
details as full rs any book can OF
scientific discoveries and inventions.
There will be no weary waiting ful
elaborate technical explanations. All
that the public need to know viii be
given The most noted men are now
more or less swept into the news
papers They do not need TO wait for
ISSUE. bL rev itNN. Oh 1i llAti - ttAllitNs "a
special periodicals to air themselves.
The daily paper is open and eager to
place them before the public. not IN
mere reports, but with every ene0ur-
agemeDt of remuneration to writ,
their best The noyelist> will find the
papers stepping into the field for their
novels; the political economist vii
find room for his latest views; there j,
no subject for which the daily pres,
Will not be willing to open its columns
and no articles for which they viii not
be willing to pay noted men. a mat
will soon be able TO follow. through hi
morning paper the entire course OF
general knowledge, and only spec
iali,ts will find it necessary to reaC
books san Francisco Chronicle.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-06-02

Portable boot takes ali shape out of the
foot, except when they're quite new.
and, altogether, its a horrible predica-
ment. But 10 think they Il look bet
ter blacked. You can't persuade men
that You've got mud on them in store,
nor can Won hide the fact thar that mud
has not been of quite late formation. /
don't like TO make myself hateful; but
-well-just a. you like Let it 90.
Its no business of mine. san Fran
cisco Chronicle
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-06-02
pennsylvania's Anthracite supply

A Philadelphia paper gives the re-
suit IF some official calculations re-
Gently made. showing that the total
anthracite area Of Pennsylvania be-
fore mining commenced Wa. 5zl.ls1
square miles. aud, allowing 1000 tons
to the acre. a foot iu depth would give
32O. ls8.00O tons then, assuming the
depth to average 31 feet, q grand total
appears Of g,600.g)0.000 tons, AZ the
present time the consumption average
about 81. CJ0. 80 tons q year Ihn. a
the commencement u mining opera
tions tina supply was sufficient for ~
years.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-06-02

Mr.. Polk. the widow # james K.
Polk. tenth President Of the United
States. Is over eighty wears IT age but
She !. in good health and possesses a
memery If unimrairc,l viEor. She re-
sides ID the old Polk homestead at
Nashville, Tennessee. Il large roomy,
two--toIy brick building
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-06-02
rur INDIAN COBRA.

.,;-a - its yenOmOus chaEa ctei'
\ + naturally one OF the most
.r1 harmless OF creatures,
q ever. making an unproVoked
/ Tr IS only when under the
fesr or when irritated that 1t
nj ike most Of the serpent
+. happy To beat q retreat
~. presence of man. and,
s,fswed and speedily cornered,
~. I'm some hiding-plaee with
LIMO beyond n threatening
,-Iasir. 10 become AN aggres-
~ f., really docile and gentle
4 s.a coupled. perhaps, with the
800 and awe in which it is held
-rrgar. that causes the cobra to
f,Torite Of oriental jugglers.
i sing appearance and deaQly
+. so universally understood
-rifinr with it appears TO the
a Iii the more wonderful To
+, claimed that performing
are deprived Of their fangs'
consequently harmless, but
only Of those used by in
4 formers. as rule, though
-arr is sometimes rendered
BIS causing it TO repeatedly
.m5 object until the present
..f venom is exhausted.
rest the neck of the cobra
n n Greater diameter than the
i .r- when confronting an enemy
i ...I br passion and irritation it
i .a. front half COR a little more)
4 afF vertically from the ground,
4 The posterior portion into a
a until il forms, as it were, sort
4 spring. by means of which.
I extraordinary muscular power
4 M elasticity of its frame. il is
launch itself forward with
--ise rapidity. and even leap,
d ..srr. 10 some distance. While
d Il hold, itself as rigidly rs
r aud the neck at once
swell to prodigious size,
q -he peculiar protuberance
4 rva ~ the hood, p and eX-
4 r.edN two connected spots
-e {" winch j. owe, It's iilie OF
..- snake. ms "h"o9eo ~
aNr ~ ihe loose ana HeAi-
e'er u the lir>t hine pairs OF
81 a "N " peculiar "''loh oi lhe
draw forward aud spread ont
b r. '.' e'hi" T. ca l'"sJ'li''
.ia-, during iiie uaI y lhS
n So. H rs lalr 57ieeP' 'ut no
.a- .Hr sun I'lleh nelo" lhe
n EI . E.d" - I"i III ill sedIch
N ..-'a " iu1'lN' li"-7' h'lee'
b '-a.. E''M'a. '"otaS are ihotui-
n t.-i rats ana me presence
a.'ol i u"tlliiiS = q GER
N l.tii- 'ilt cv"la' ana
n .tl ' MAKE Il "eli III lhc
y Malls. among "tcuiiiula'ru
n even ih tne a,lIC' y 9
n -.. ..>9 ,Aa. 'tfe i' "9oUl nt7
Fl .-. ".A Iul.i>, al'u q Sc! 'e"
\ .AN Plantations; ana where
n Ha Jungle nave nten permitted
Y mp q, VIII ana IN deserted
-'.'A's le'' say apt
y a..Ao"-h lheN are 80 pleh-
q j '0t "rtlv OF european
Il '. Que curing q residence
.- y. 'i''''' IN.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-06-02

OF the amount Of silver ia existence
$5.Oa8.uCot & estimated lo be, ~
coin and bullion. $12oo9JQ9 ln
watches and the remainder in plate,
i.weIry and ornaments of the amount
IN existence $4.745.e09000 j, e.Iima.ld
10 have been obtained from North AM
erica. S75G.W9.090 from South Amefi-
IA. s58 p,Dau from Europe 81 ESQ.,
90 from Africa. and $3lys.lyl iaoA
Asia. including Australia, View "a.
land and 0erauira. The amount ~
the uree.u2- metal, I'D existence is e.
timated ~ Be- Sl3. 973,V9t09.. II VI
Father Auderl6dg. the successor q
Father Becky as the superior Geissfhi
II the Jesuits, Is noted for hi. sfitli II
4 lingni.t H. speaks and writes A..
important languages with facility.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-06-02
i25s s.ags
How a iBndoo l.eaifas

Tue 4Hsn.oss fYapfI Ns} 4df 9toA
btadg iN iuche- long, aa iuch side,
a,la 1r4.i isjaspp asAFlert sri5 g4hin
fpar gents IIs7Ilut- ~; i.srsaeei, ertr
4 En- aiffAff 1IYl ~7sidlg' f3fb.lft
ar5e4s 4, : q gpsiist ia iusasS aay-, ie
caI @p.a4re. ag9 rrcgiyee zip Eeiltha
d8y. hattiiug himself. Nhrf De wants
n thYt-ifl,:'sqlir a. l1igc, leikgin
sls soasA as4nas no ersSf art@ha
9s. ,r4fa1 ut The 6.qll4frik,l 9sff, s,I.
ana aroudtlI IT, str,tSs 5 ,,i,Naiste'l
'ti7a fire into wlalvtae erll ARgeea.
This Is foJ ~ tho cattle after The wheat
~ SEPARATED Eudlisimen hafe in'i'@
auer, ilB5shlng may1iinsss but the
Hadoo- Wili have none ri tbe&. They
Mink their, 1itle would not lat the
straw la.eaaae 4; bF1ak-S ~ i1s nj of
trampigg ia Hat .IRf1 .eleanz their
Vheat 6y holding il up inthe wind %
-s.6tip made II gagds dr If the~ind
i.raot blssin4 swa IIindppsamaE,o
wind b. @gvi94 ~. ,l9A4sash flsiSAlis a
Iie Hit4ng sprit6 at'i4
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-06-02

A Nswhurg. Y Y. maiden chewed
too much gum ami l5-t control Of her
Jaw.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-06-02

Mexican horse-thieye- are qSerrunn-
ing Arizona.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-06-02

LIS 0etegpR espera tFlfa Is bg.pe
deteloped III q new direction. The
lafestiof tbessis Photographic watch
0ksa sl1e t9r tndie> IAe,, operator
And YiA.tetldt to l86A III -ifiAlaie.7 At
Ale saSsss M Es,irit a IN HlaBir = is.Kiera
lslhp9s7a W., Glgifs yasssiniapd tBe Rl9tgge
Is taken. The sensitive plateS for M
tss.leff A. luiHas:lIssgtrs ends anda
specialiY-prepared locket is attached 70
the watch-chain. in which 4 stock 81
plates can be carried
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-09

mixed with Justice. Wher any ia~
is administered with an eye single
20 the dollars and cents it brings TO
the administrators, that law will
become odIous and oppressive. Thus
it is with the Internal Revenue law
in the West. IF the law was repeat
ed. the man who makes whlskev or
raises tobacco would not get one
cert per gallon more for his WhlsEey
or one mill per pound more for his
tobacco. Tie consumer pays the
tax and no, the producer. II 70
nan NOlli evade the law in Other
words if every man would obey tie
law, and The revenue officials were
honest, there would be neither trou-
hle nor dissatisfaction about the In
ternal Revenue. All tie trouble
comes frGm the violations Of tic law
or from dishones, officials. II from
the Violations OF the law, the VOL
ators ought to b. punished. If no.,
why not? II from dishonest officials.
they ongut to he rem0>"1 from OF
ice and punished, if uot, why no:
All this hue and cry about tie
Int4rnal Revenue is all hosh AMI
nonsense. Pat honest men in office,
And let tae whi4key AM toh"cro
men be honest and obey the law and
there will he no trouble. Neither
party is in favor Of repegling the In
/ ternGl Revenue law and it Will no;
| De repealed. Tie violatOrs Of the
! law want it repealed. The extreme
/ protective men want it repealed
And & great many good men want IT
/ rIpealcd, because, they thinI ii WouIo
strengthen the party in the State
nj ANTE the East a0d Wcs~. Wei
We would DO almost ANYTHING foi
our friends thai we could, hut wl
j lst can not repeal the law and VIII
keep promising an Impossible
thing? We are with Cleveland 81
his subject. Now strike US if yot
are. and we will put h:m on you.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-09
Esoa Water Remedies.

There is 10 remedy Of such gen
er,I anaJjcat.oa. ..: none 80 easil,
attain ble. as water. and Yet nine
ncrsons out OF ten will pass it By in
., oncrocncy ~ .eg. for something
If far ], - c0.,.i..ry. There are
few eases Of illness where water
.booli not oceup. tie highest place
~ remedial gent. a strip OF
flannel or napkin rolNed leng thwise
aod d1nn-d m not water and wruug
ont and then an,J.po round the uech
O. = ch.ld HAT has Tie vroap. WIZ
usually hrtrg relief ia ten minutes
A towel foIdyi several times and
dInDad IN TO. wafer and quickly
wrrr.g ;ut on1 .!n.Iel over the
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-09
IA gEaE'EF

Let Congress so to work at once
rcdeemlng Or attempting to redeem
the promises and pledges made To
the people. The road is open, the
way IS clear, let the part open It's
eyes and march straight ahead. The
tariff must be reduced if possible.
No effort should be spared to re-
duce the tariff nearly 100000, coo.
Nothing less will satisfy the people.
we thi"k It Is a IN stake TO reno, e
the tariff from raw materials unless
at the =; me time the tariff is reduc-
I'd on tie articles manufactured from
these raw materials. We think it
Will be i mistake to touch the In
ternal Revenue, unless it shall be
blotted cut entirely. To tamper
with it, is to make il more Odious.
Blot Settle ano his gang out and YOU
will do much for the party. Reduce
the tariff ought to be the watch
word of the party.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-09
aH<ss1z. "a y.

II The coloIet people are Bot more
faithful IN paying their POLL tax,
their schools must IN some way lie
shortened. 1t l. not fair, rioht Or
honest u tax tie white people to
educate the 4o9ro, when The negro
refuses TO pay even his poll tau, most
Of which goes t. school PURPOSES,
1t may be tA&t the sheriff is derelict
il his duty in the collection Of the
Poll tax. Il SO the commissioners
ought u .~v ! ii H.! jla Gnvs his
duty. The commissioners of MArtin
County 20 not allow thc;r shuilA
three hu@dged dollars as lnsolvent.
In tAio county eur commissioners
We are informed elbow more tnan
$4,000. IL Edgccomba all the poll
tax Is Collected ana jhey have more
t"adz in tne school department than
-. int = Ul. Here = Iun tie schools
t'i>'U iD"!:i3s in E. ser, 4n| f The
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-09

corn comes up SAY a couple Of days
aftrr planting) drop handful on the
top of each hill, SIS there is less
danger of burning out the corn. For
peas. beans, onions and root crops it
is most excellent, the hest results
being obtained by sowing it along
and between the rows. Those who
SOW it with, on OF unior the seed
often endanger tie Vitality of tive
seed or Of tie young and tender
shoots. so that soHj04 i. along and
tet~eer the rov---sav twice each
season and ja-t before sho"er--'s
mech p-crerahlc.-IaI.rH A1n"IIH,
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-09
Tsset PssE$EssE;NT NE3%>AGss

The Presidents message is a
ie"e. ! bIrNitf common sense
logic and An unanswerahie argument
against tn tariff laws He handles
the tariff question NOR like an
honest man and faithful -rDtinel at
the gate of danger ne the door of
Justice than any writer We have read.
! He devotes his entire message to the
tariff and tHe surplus. HIS message
u4ht to be put in the hands of every
American citizen with AL earnest
request to read and study. If he
had recommended reduction on
manufactured goods as strongly a.
he reasoned on the injustice and OPP
! preston of tariff which filed 3
Treasury to OVERLOOKING and robbed
tie people of their .jusG earnings, the
document would have been master
piece Of perfectI"u. The PresiA' n;
could not see any reason Why t.
Internal Revenu" should he reduced
or abolished. He is unable to zee
why tue nOOr>i!iuers md lawi,rakt r
shOHid to cared for at the expense
of more than fifty million hO,i.st
| ptt'Die. The fact TIT he q voted
his entire Eessage to the Re, nnue
of the government shows how all
important he considers the tarif,
! He means business, and If Cungrr~>
] Will 20 to work in dead earnest aud
, takes fifteen million dollars tariff If
Of raw materials. place articles on
the free list enough o cut down tin
, revenues fifteen millions 1a0ra, al"
reduce the t&r!tf o. imrnrted menu
featured goods fl ty million NOR. .
milking re suction fron the pre-
sent tariff Of eighty million dollars ,
, the Democratic party WILL carry this
country i'll 1855 by more than a nil
lion majority. the man IN tie
White House has done his duty this
time, now let Congress do it's duty
and all will be we'll. OF course the
Internal Revenue re"ormers in tL.s
State who have been denouncirg
the " imIngtO1 StQr and some
=
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-09

The Supreme Court of the United
States has decided that Judge Bond
was a tlrant and usurper and a dis
grace t. the Bench. 1t also decided
that the States AID the citizens
thereof have some rights that even
Bnni the American Jeffrey are
bound to respect. 1t also decided
that :: state eau not be sued hV a
Site Or q citizen of anOtht STATE
without its consent and thai con
seat can be Withdrawn at any
time.
The Supreme Court is Republican.
but IL has almost unanimously DE
cided that the States are full anu
complete soverelgus III t.. g, le2Itin-
ate and constItuti"n4. 7tnores. The
States are sO"4.c.-n~ Ia the rights
not defeat ti,;. Federal governs
inert Is sovereign in tie ci4hts and
r"wera delegated only. Inls is the
only ttu: tuu,ry Of our COVER, :
mcnt ais - thr truu Uemoctaliy
theor,. Thto IS the dividing Lac
between t. Democracy snu Re.
publictulam, ami tue salvation vi
th2 ;utonuuy II t42 States and the
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-09
GEez1FIN Wa TasHNG,
NUMBER Il.


The farmer is often uncertain
what to 90 with cotton stalks, corn
stalks. weeds and grass that are on
The field, and which are in his way.
Il Is moJo G!iIi 'uit to N!nw Icni that
is oyeEed vita lie reluse Of pre-
yious cop, anj It is so mach easier
to barn It than to plow it under, that
many farmers apply the torch, and
destroy tie liz" 81 tHejr land. The
following valuable article on the
SUI j.ct VAS written by {. 3. Bald
win, of Texas and published in the
American Rural Home. He says {:
81 Was tra&e.In4 in Texas and
stopped It fi-ht "gth farmer of
considerable Intelligence and some
means. | asked hlm why he burned
his corn stalks. lie rculied | burn
them in order to oct them ont of nv
~aF. Nv land is 80 rich and the
sci! 90 deem that : doe. act need the
assistance Of ycrataF}e matter to cid
N making q cr0D. 7enIi+d that
inst Is fertile lands AZ his had snc.
cumhed TO such treatment in Indiana
and T}iin.is end fa.t i us on1,
,nas,i,n of limo r,ha,, bie own fortile
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-09

They tell US that the DeihocIa'9 ~ '..o
~ 6,tfcront eor If folIows from some Of the
Democrats Of this day. capt. Duch
'N''ClI''l a. 'o.', cbanrad as much
as chameleon in its color, In fact 1t has
,h-S , ,} :" I" ~, 'I' en- + Bnt we are in
lined to believe the Captain is a much
e''eI DTiiov' -, t1'''' r;,vi Sc,I,ce Demo-
rats. Sanford ErrrcSS.
Thank you brother, Our De
mocracy has never been doubted ny
any Democrat orRepuhlican living o.
.cad, ana never viii b.. Il is only
lie gjmbIet headed cranks and
7olvcs in lambs skins parading IS
Democrats who have ever douoted
our loyalty to the party and Its prin-
,.ipIce, or oar fealty to the grand olt
Uommonweaita Of North Carolina ,
IF our never ending belief in tn"
up riority Of the anglo Saxon bloc :
over African blood. There is neither
reason nor power enough inside or
out ei'e of the party. to shake Our
faith in the ultimate and final
triumph Of tie great and iundament
81 principle Of the party for which
we have ever c0ntended and WIZ
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-09

Atiant-, alter trying prohibition
for two years, has just voted against
it. Many who were its supporters
inethe first election on it, in the last
were strong anti-prohihtlonists he
cause they say ''pronihItion does not
prohibit" Wh!aFey, If crushed out
at al, must nt overcome by moral
means.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-09

Jno. l., Sullivan, Of Boston, al d
Charles &itcheil, Of ENGLAND, vii
fight with here fists for $500 soon.
Sullivan is the present champion Of
tie world and probably has been thc
hest pugllist the world has ever
seen. As matter Of national pride
we h0lc Tie Bostonian will win.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-09

negroes would pay their poll tax we
ceuld run tue schools nearly six
months in the year, Let the poll
tax be collected or let the public
schools be stopped.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-09
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